Bumble Rumble: A Tale of Bees, Bonds, & Broken Bones: JUST US SHORT, #3

By Jazmen Darnell Brown

When a swarm of bumble bees threaten to takeover the clubhouse, Marcus Lee is the boy with the ploy. The hard part is getting his friends to listen. 

Between Lisa’s Camouflage Couture, Vanessa’s mutiny plans, Justin’s obsession with Nutty Buddy candy bars, and Finch’s list of never ending questions, wrangling this ragtag bunch becomes a near impossible task, especially after they’re caught off guard by a sneak attack. 

Can Marcus prove himself to be a leader and rally the troops? Or will the sting from loosing the clubhouse break their bonds of friendship once and for all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jazmen Darnell Brown
• Release date: Jun 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386186649

Book preview

JUST US

BUMBLE RUMBLE

A short story written by

Jazmen Darnell Brown

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, businesses, events, or locales is purely coincidental.

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission of the copyright owner.

Copyright @ 2017 by Jazmen Darnell Brown

All rights reserved.

Cover Design by Frank Cadillac

To the rockstar I’ve had the pleasure of knowing throughout my life.

Simply known as Chazman. No last name required.

Friends are the family you choose.

– Jess C. Scott, Author of The Other Side of Life

BUMBLE RUMBLE

A TALE OF BEES, BONDS, & BROKEN BONES

MARCUS LEE

When I think of the forest, I think of relaxation and reflection. The tree branches swaying in the breeze give me a sense of calm. Flowers matching every color of the rainbow remind me of nature’s pure vision of beauty. Then, there’s the sound of the shallow river. So peaceful that it makes me want to find a soft, cushy spot in a pile of brown leaves and just drift off into my dreamworld, like the fantasy where Keke Palmer gives me a sponge bath. "Another one? Well, if you insist."

It’s a great place to come and think about anything really. Life, art, kung-fu movies, why Taylor Swift is so popular. Anything. You could say, the forest is the perfect getaway.

Except for today.

Since today, anyone coming to the forest looking for peace would have instead found panic in the form of a frantic eighth-grader with his wrist in a cast, bumbling through in his boxer shorts.